World Stunt Awards - Nominations

Moore Not LessMoore Not Less Posts: 1,095MI6 Agent
edited April 2007 in Casino Royale - Bond 21 (2006)
It's very good to see that the great work of the stuntmen in Casino Royale has been recognised.

Casino Royale nominated in three categories at World Stunt Awards

http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4938

Ben Cooke has been nominated for "Best Fight" and "Best High Work" for Casino Royale at the 2007 World Stunt Awards.

Cooke's nominations are for his work in Casino Royale in which he doubled for star Daniel Craig.

Casino Royale was also nominated for a third award thanks to stunt driver Adam Kirley - who crashed the Aston Martin at 80mph in Casino Royale, set a Guinness World Record, and is now nominated for the World Stunt Awards too.

The 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards will take place in mid May in Los Angeles.

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  • Moore Not LessMoore Not Less Posts: 1,095MI6 Agent
    An update regarding Adam Kirley. He has been nominated in the "Best Work With A Vehicle" category. He is quoted in an interview with Last Broadcast: "To get the Guinness World Record, and then to be nominated for the World Stunt Awards too...we're going to LA in May, representing the UK!"
  • John DrakeJohn Drake On assignmentPosts: 2,564MI6 Agent
    Great news. These guys deserve all the acclaim they get. It still amazes me that there isn't an Academy Award for stuntwork. Best of luck to Ben Cooke in May.
  • taitytaity Posts: 702MI6 Agent
    spidermanweb wrote:
    John Drake wrote:
    Great news. These guys deserve all the acclaim they get. It still amazes me that there isn't an Academy Award for stuntwork. Best of luck to Ben Cooke in May.
    They wouldnt even get an academy because its not an American film.

    That doesnt prevent it for being nominated. As long as its something like the film opens in LA with so many screens. Hellen Mirren got best actress for the Queen and there was nothing American about that movie at all.
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,906Chief of Staff
    spidermanweb, do you have any reason to be here other than to wind people up? While I don't think your truculent, ignorant, pigheaded opinions are worth the time of day, here's a solid, documented, certified, official fact that I hope will shut you up: Both Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) and Sophia Loren (Three Women) WON Academy Awards for non-American films in which they didn't even speak English. And those are just two examples.
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    I loved Life is Beautiful! My parents thought it was boring, but I thought it a masterpiece. Despite them not speaking English, and even with subtitles rolling. I began to ignore them and became able to understand what they were saying without reading them.

    It's truly a beautiful movie and I was so sad (SPOILER) when the father was shot in the prison camp. :(
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    I loved Life is Beautiful! My parents thought it was boring, but I thought it a masterpiece. Despite them not speaking English, and even with subtitles rolling. I began to ignore them and became able to understand what they were saying without reading them.

    It's truly a beautiful movie and I was so sad (SPOILER) when the father was shot in the prison camp. :(
    It's a terrific film. Alot of people in my local Jewish community thought that it trivialised The Holocaust. I disagree with this, however, as a few years ago, whilst rewatching it at Uni, alot of the (non-Jewish) students who watched it with me, talked about how powerful it was and how the humour provided a fearsome conrtrast with the horror.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    edited April 2007
    Congratulations to the CR stunt team for a smashing bit of work! ;% The 'Madagascar' chase bit was superb...and the rolling of the Aston is a highlight of the series, as far as I'm concerned...*

    I wish them all the best of luck at the Stunt Awards {[]

    * Those who haven't read the Fleming books would likely be astonished at the poor luck suffered by Literary Bond during pretty much every car chase in which he becomes engaged :o :))
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  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    CR has won two awards: Best high work and best stunt coordination and/or 2nd unit direction.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    edited May 2007
    Dan Same wrote:
    CR has won two awards: Best high work and best stunt coordination and/or 2nd unit direction.

    Both well-deserved; my congratulations to all involved.

    There's something to be said for 'old-school' thrills B-)
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • John DrakeJohn Drake On assignmentPosts: 2,564MI6 Agent
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    There's something to be said for 'old-school' thrills B-)

    They certainly beat CGI surfing. :D Congratulations to the CR stunt team. Well-deserved.
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